deflate
verb [T] (MONEY) /dɪˈfleɪt/Definition
› to reduce the supply of money in an economyEconomics and the state of the economyValue and price decreases
(Definition of deflate verb (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buyer's market noun
- consumer price index noun
- deflation noun (MONEY)
- downturn noun
- econometrics noun
- economist noun
- enterprise culture noun
- GDP per capita noun
- GNI noun
- inflationary spiral noun
- macroeconomics noun
- market forces noun
- mixed economy noun
- open-door adjective
- recession noun
- retail price index noun
- saturate verb (FILL)
- spending noun
- squeeze noun (LIMIT)
- underdeveloped adjective
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